The French pianist Lucas Debargue was born in Paris in 1990 into a non-musical family. In 1999 he settled in Compiègne, about 90 kilometers north of Paris, and began his initial piano studies at the local music school at the age of eleven. At fifteen Debargue ceased piano studies, having found no musical mentor to help him share his passion with others and having become frustrated at playing solely for himself. He began to work toward his Baccalaureate at a local college and joined a rock band. Read more on